As raids spread fear, feds stay silent
By George P. Hassett
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Somerville, MA: A week after federal immigration agents first swooped into Somerville to arrest alleged gang members, uncertainty surrounds the operation as law enforcement officials refuse to release information and immigrants rights advocates make accusations of warrant-less searches and false arrests.

On Tuesday, Aug. 28, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents along with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office and local police launched Operation 13, an action they say is intended to rid communities of specific wanted criminals affiliated with the dangerous Central American gang, MS-13.

However, immigration advocates and elected officials have criticized the raids as being too secretive and aggressive. State Rep. Carl M. Sciortino, D-Somerville, said ICE has “a bad historyâ€